MacBook Pros are sexy!

So a week ago, my refurbished 15” MacBook Pro arrived. At first glance, it was a dream. This computer is SOOOOOO thin!!!! That may not sound like a huge deal, but every time I look at this computer I giggle inside. The silver aluminum is so much cooler than the white plastic on the iBook G4 that now belongs to my mother.

Now, onto the features. First of all, this thing flies!!! I mean I have never seen such a fast computer. It’s really something you have to experience. Yay! for the Core Duo, although I’m sure the gig of RAM also helps.

The next thing I noticed was the beautiful screen. For one thing, the screen is bright as anything. I cannot imagine a single situation where a person would be unable to see the picture on this screen. Second, it’s very high-resolution! 1440×900 is pretty good for a 15” screen. After using it for a little while, the 1024×768 screen on the 14” iBook made everything look huge.

Next on the list: the ambient light sensor! This is a pretty neat feature. Basically, as the lighting around you dims, the keyboard will light up and the display will dim; the reverse will occur as the lighting brightens. Basically, Apple would like to make sure you can use your MacBook Pro in every possible situation of lighting with as little effort as possible on your part. In addition, this sensor can be used with Virtue Desktops to switch desktops.

Right behind the ALS is the iSight camera. I’ve always wanted my buddy picture and account picture to be a picture of myself, but I am far to lazy to take a picture of myself, load it into iPhoto, and set it appropriately. Photo Booth makes it very easy to rectify this situation. So yeah, pretty cool. In addition, although this doesn’t help me, this camera would be a MySpace user’s dream come true.

I have to say, though, the sudden motion sensor is my dream come true. See, I need to use this laptop at school, and after installing iAlertU, this sudden motion sensor gives my laptop a theft protection system. I paired my Apple remote with the laptop, and now if I hold the “Menu” button on my remote, the iAlertU system activates. When this happens, the screen turns black, and any attempt to lift the computer will set off a lovely alarm sound. Very cool.

Speaking of the Apple remote, Front Row freaking rocks! My MacBook Pro is now my own portable TV (filled with Family Guy episodes). That’s really all I have to say about it.

Despite all this lovely goodness, there was a huge issue with the MacBook Pro I received. Whenever the AirPort card was in use, the computer decided it wanted to kernel panic. So I got it replaced after using it a couple days on Ethernet. Once the old one was in the mail, the replacement was overnighted to me. I received it yesterday and could not be happier! No AirPort kernel panics for me!

So, yeah. I am pretty darn happy with my MacBook Pro. It’s a wonderful machine, and I highly recommend it to anyone in the market for a high-end notebook.

I am surprised by one little thing: both the old and new MacBook Pros both have small bulges on the front of the case. It’s no big deal but I am surprised it is present on both. Oh well, I’m pretty easy going…

Damn, this is one long post.